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Secondary Roads, my hubby has always loved to sing. He is now very hard of hearing and, even though he has the latest technology in hearing aids, he still has severe hearing loss. Our church has a small, but very loud, orchestra. Even with songs he knows, he can't find the pitch. When he tries to sing, he sounds as though he might be tone deaf. On rare occasions when we sing with just the piano and organ or a short A Capella selection, he can find the pitch and sing along. I know services are not designed for one person, or even a small group of people, but it really makes Hubby's Sunday morning when he can sing even one song with the congregation.

I can appreciate your Hubby's situation. Fortunately, Sylvia's hearing loss is not quite that bad.

One of our "issues" is found in Wesleyan core values: CULTURAL RELEVANCE: Wesleyans are called to keep serving the present age. The Church respects and builds on its past without becoming its slave. Wesleyans are “culture informed” for the sake of reaching people for Christ, but not “culture captives,” in the sense of surrendering core values, beliefs and behaviors.

The truth of the matter is this: one is neither special nor conspicuous, for the congregation is engaged in worship and the sitter-downer is not noticed. If anyone does notice to the extent that they make a mental note of it, shame on them, not on the old, tired, aching person who sits.

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After retiring from a career in education, I abandoned academic writing to take up blogging and writing fiction. My novel, CHILD OF DESIRE, was released November 8, 2011, and the 2nd edition was released March 19, 2018.